Source: The Sangai Express / Addie Chiphang
Ukhrul, May 12:
In what may said to be the first of such instance, a man in his mid-thirties identifying himself as Apam Horam of Phungcham village declared openly to donate one of his kidneys to anybody who is in desperate need.
Talking to this correspondent, Apam revealed his wish to donate his kidney to let other people live.
He freaked out that his sacrificial theory was derived from the experience of his past association with some NGOs working for HIV/AIDS.
He felt that the NGOs should abstain from corruption and playing of monopolies for their personal gains at the cost of drug addicts and persons living with HIV/AIDS.
Detailing the present HIV/AIDS scenario of Ukhrul and the nexus between NGOs and funding agencies, he stated that the due honorarium for the project Cell Worker under TMNL including three Out Reach Worker (ORW), two nurses and six councillors were not cleared since past five to six months, but on the otherhand, the TMNL executive in coordination with some project key members were taking the vistas for their own personal benefit in the expenses of the effected stakeholders with real incompetence and inefficiency.
Apam said adding that HIV/AIDS project has to be operationalised in concrete development strategies.
It needs a collective efforts of the people along with a sensible policies, he suggested.
"The failure of the project particularly the Harm reduction program in Chingai and Phungyar Block of the district had been badly smitten at me", Apam said.
He added, "So, I sincerely tender my apology to the general public and specially to Bill Henry and Melinda Gates, the main funding agency, and with this, I honestly took the decision to donate my kidney to the needy people as a token of gratitude and as a repayment to Bill and Melinda Gates".
According to Apam, he is HIV, Hepatitis and malaria free with alcohol level of 0.02 percent.
It is further contained that the proposal should be from the age group of 15 to 30 years and that he or she should be a Christian background of which both the kidney of that person should be non-functional however, there is no barrier in sex.